| Serial Number | 79373069 |
| Word Mark | THE |
| Filing Date | Friday, September 30, 2022 |
| Status | 681 - PUBLICATION/ISSUE REVIEW COMPLETE |
| Status Date | Monday, October 28, 2024 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, December 31, 2024 |
| Goods and Services | Education services, namely, providing seminars, classes, workshops, panel discussions, lectures, conferences, fairs in the field of higher education, university rankings, training, advertising, personnel recruitment, education recruitment and career guidance; sporting and cultural activities, namely, organizing sports and athletic competitions, contests, exhibitions, cultural shows, film festivals; organisation of events in the field of higher education, advertising, personnel recruitment, education recruitment, career guidance and university rankings for educational purposes; the provision of educational conference and seminar facilities; the organisation of conferences, seminars and educational fairs in the field of higher education, university rankings, training, advertising, personnel recruitment, education recruitment and career guidance; provision of information and advice relating to educational establishments being universities and colleges; provision of information and advice relating to current events and educational events in the field of higher education, university rankings, training, advertising, personnel recruitment, education recruitment and career guidance; providing educational assessment services, namely, higher education evaluation services; all relating to higher education; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid services; the foregoing educational services also provided on-line via a computer database or the Internet |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of the wording "THE" in red, pink, purple, and blue surrounded by a single line square in grey, all over a white background. |
| Goods and Services | Downloadable electronic and computerised articles, books, directories and teaching and instructional materials, manuals, newsletters, periodicals, and research guides in the field of higher education; downloadable computer programs for use in providing access to computer networks, use in searching and retrieving information related to higher education, advertising, personnel recruitment, education recruitment, career guidance, use in database management for university rankings, use as a spread sheet, word processing; downloadable computer software for use in providing access to computer networks, use in searching and retrieving information related to higher education, advertising, personnel recruitment, education recruitment, career guidance, use in database management, use as a spread sheet, word processing; downloadable computer software for providing access to information from a variety of sources; storage media and devices in the nature of blank electronic storage media and blank flash drives; downloadable multimedia computer programs for use in providing access to computer networks, use in searching and retrieving information related to higher education, advertising, personnel recruitment, education recruitment, career guidance, use in database management for university rankings, use as a spread sheet, word processing; all relating to higher education |
| Goods and Services | Provision of on-line forums for transmission of messages among computer users |
| Goods and Services | Printed matter, namely, a series of written articles, directories, publications in the nature of journals and magazines, printed periodicals, research guides, teaching and instructional materials, paper signs, books, manuals, curricula, newsletters in the field of higher education, advertising, personnel recruitment, education recruitment, career guidance and university rankings; written articles being printed material in the field of early, primary, secondary or higher education, advertising, personnel recruitment, education recruitment, career guidance and university rankings ; printed books in the field of higher education, advertising, personnel recruitment, education recruitment, career guidance and university rankings; printed manuals in the field of higher education, advertising, personnel recruitment, education recruitment, career guidance and university rankings; printed newsletters in the field of higher education, advertising, personnel recruitment, education recruitment, career guidance and university rankings; printed periodicals in the field of higher education, advertising, personnel recruitment, education recruitment, career guidance and university rankings; printed research guides in the field of higher education, advertising, personnel recruitment, education recruitment, career guidance and university rankings; printed teaching and instructional materials in the field of higher education, advertising, personnel recruitment, education recruitment, career guidance and university rankings; all relating to higher education |
| Indication of Colors claimed | The colors red, pink, purple, blue, white, and grey are claimed as a feature of the mark |
| Goods and Services | Advertising services; business administration; business management; business information services; providing information relating to jobs and careers; provision of business and marketing information relating to universities and educational courses; consumer, business and commercial research; publicity services, namely, publicity agency services, publicity consultation; organisation of trade fairs; organisation of recruitment events being personnel recruitment services; provision of information and advice relating to jobs and careers; conducting public opinion surveys of academics in higher education for the purpose of ranking; all relating to higher education; conducting public opinion surveys of students in higher education for the purpose of ranking; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid services |
| Goods and Services | Electronic data storage; computerised electronic data storage; development of databases services; development of data processing programs; custom design of software packages being computer software; hosting of digital content, namely, computerized data, files, applications and information on the Internet; hosting of websites and weblogs in the field of education; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer software for creating and publishing blogs in the field of education; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer software for creating and managing online discussion forums in the field of education; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable computer software for uploading and downloading documents, guides, articles and materials relating to education; evaluation of performance of universities against bench-mark references; all of the aforementioned in the fields of early, primary, secondary or higher education or education recruitment |
| International Class | 038 - Services allowing people to communicate with another by a sensory means. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 104 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, July 3, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 038 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 009 - Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire extinguishing apparatus. |
| US Class Codes | 021, 023, 026, 036, 038 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, July 3, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 016 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; paint brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); printers' type; printing blocks. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 005, 022, 023, 029, 037, 038, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, July 3, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, July 3, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 107 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, July 3, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 042 - Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Monday, July 3, 2023 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | The World Universities Insights Limited |
| Party Type | 11 - New Owner Before Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 24 - NOT AVAILABLE |
| Address | GB |
| Party Name | The World Universities Insights Limited |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 99 - Other |
| Address | GB |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Thursday, June 29, 2023 | SN ASSIGNED FOR SECT 66A APPL FROM IB |
| Monday, July 3, 2023 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Friday, July 7, 2023 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Monday, July 17, 2023 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, September 8, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Saturday, September 9, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION (IB REFUSAL) PREPARED FOR REVIEW |
| Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU |
| Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB |
| Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB |
| Thursday, March 14, 2024 | TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED |
| Thursday, March 14, 2024 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, March 14, 2024 | TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED |
| Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, October 18, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Friday, October 18, 2024 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Friday, October 18, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Friday, October 18, 2024 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Monday, October 21, 2024 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, December 25, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Friday, December 27, 2024 | CHANGE OF NAME/ADDRESS REC'D FROM IB |
| Saturday, December 28, 2024 | NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB |